Alexandre Boucicaut
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Alexandre Boucicaut is a Haiti
an football (soccer)
player.
for the Haitian First Division, scoring 22 goals during his four years with the popular Haitian side. Played with Racing Club Haitien
of the Haitian First Division during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
Boucicaut is one of a growing number of Caribbean players to join the ranks of Major League Soccer
. He has become only the fourth player from the island country to play in the USA's top flight soccer league, following on the heels of retired Los Angeles Galaxy
midfielder Sebastien Vorbe
, Patrick Tardieu, and Jean Philippe Peguero
.
, having played 15 games for the Haiti Under-23 National Team and eight games with the Senior National Team. He has scored 12 international goals in his 23 combined appearances with the Haitian U-23 and Senior National Teams.
Boucicaut scored Haiti's lone goal in the 67th minute of the team's surprising 1-1 draw with the United States
in an international friendly in 2004 at the Orange Bowl
in Miami. Boucicaut was named to Haiti's 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
squad at the age of 20. Made his debut for the Haitian Senior Team in 2002 in a match against Honduras
. Played 15 games for the Haitian U-23 National Team, including three games during CONCACAF
qualifying for the 2004 Olympics. He also was a Haiti
squad member at the 2002 and 2007 Gold Cup Finals
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
Club career
Boucicaut played 47 games from 2000-2004 for Violette Athletic ClubViolette Athletic Club
Violette Athletic Club is a Haitian football club, one of the nation's most successful. The club is located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and plays in the Stade Sylvio Cator.Violette A.C. won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1984...
for the Haitian First Division, scoring 22 goals during his four years with the popular Haitian side. Played with Racing Club Haitien
Racing Club Haïtien
Racing Club Haïtien is a Haitian football club, one of the most successful in the country's history. The club plays its home games in Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti...
of the Haitian First Division during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
Boucicaut is one of a growing number of Caribbean players to join the ranks of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. He has become only the fourth player from the island country to play in the USA's top flight soccer league, following on the heels of retired Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
midfielder Sebastien Vorbe
Sebastien Vorbe
Sebastien Vorbe is a Haitian soccer player and the nephew of popular Haitian soccer player Philippe Vorbe.Vorbe played college soccer at Florida International University in 1997 and 1998, where he registered 9 goals and 13 assists in 37 games...
, Patrick Tardieu, and Jean Philippe Peguero
Jean Philippe Peguero
Peguero Jean Philippe is a Haitian professional footballer who currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.-Club:...
.
International career
The young Boucicaut possesses plenty of experience representing HaitiHaiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...
, having played 15 games for the Haiti Under-23 National Team and eight games with the Senior National Team. He has scored 12 international goals in his 23 combined appearances with the Haitian U-23 and Senior National Teams.
Boucicaut scored Haiti's lone goal in the 67th minute of the team's surprising 1-1 draw with the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
in an international friendly in 2004 at the Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
in Miami. Boucicaut was named to Haiti's 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
squad at the age of 20. Made his debut for the Haitian Senior Team in 2002 in a match against Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
. Played 15 games for the Haitian U-23 National Team, including three games during CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
qualifying for the 2004 Olympics. He also was a Haiti
Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...
squad member at the 2002 and 2007 Gold Cup Finals
External links
- Quererato roster 2007/2008 - ESPN